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TW79004 - Fail to pay fare for a journey and fail to give / give false name and address to an authorised person

Important

This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.

CJS category CS Class S Custody No PNC No

Classification details

Offence code
TW79004
Offence title
Fail to pay fare for a journey and fail to give / give false name and address to an authorised person
Legislation
Contrary to section 5(4)(c) of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Act 1979.
CJS category code
CS
Offence class
S
Custodial indicator
No
Recordable on PNC
No
Offence start date
13-Feb-79
Blocked for use
No
XHB indicator
No

Source data

Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 10582.